Nowhere Girl
β 5.4 Β· 2015 Β· 85m Β· Drama Β· Thriller Β· Action
Ai is a student at an all-girls' art high school. She is known to be extremely gifted in the arts, but the adults around her try to use her and her classmates are jealous of her. Ai suffers because of her situation, but doesn't have anywhere to escape. Her daily life becomes like a war and she begins to collapse.
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